Comedy is one of the most universal film genres with dozens of subgenres, such as screwball, romantic comedies, and dark comedies. Since the Silent Era, comedies have been popular among audiences and ...

Among all film genres, comedy stands as one of the most unifying and influential, having entertained audiences since the early days of cinema. During the 1930s, the majority of American audiences ...

As arguably one of the most subjective movie genres, opinions on the best comedy films aren't always universally agreed upon. The constant evolution of comedy as a movie genre — including the ...

Comedy is subjective, but some movies are just funny … full stop. A great comedy can be rewatched, quoted and revisited. While you won’t find the highest-grossing comedy movie on this list (it’s ...

The offerings on Netflix in November 2025 include a classic Bill Murray flick, one of the best – if not the best comedy of the 2010s, and a ’90s franchise that should not have held up as well as it ...

Dark comedy is where humor meets absurdity, with the best films in the genre delivering laughs from unexpected and even unsettling places. The genre thrives on contrast, often juxtaposing the bleakest ...

Comedy doesn’t have to be smart to be funny. Some of the best comedy films of all time are stupid as all get out. Now, we say that as a compliment. Dumb comedies aren’t movies you laugh at because ...

Mel Brooks recently recalled how he came to cast Gene Wilder as the Waco Kid at a 50th anniversary screening of 'Blazing Saddles' in Los Angeles Luke Chinman is a writer at PEOPLE. He joined PEOPLE in ...